Mark C. Thompson
Keynote Speaker: Expert on Executive Leadership & Bestselling Business Author
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Categories:Business, Innovation, Personal Growth, Peak Performance, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Customer Service, Strategic Leadership, Authors, Business Leadership, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Business Growth, Finance, Consulting, Creativity, Business Ethics, Marketing, Leadership, Inspirational, College, Motivational, Technology, Corporate Strategy, Human Resources
Mark C. Thompson Biography
Mark C. Thompson is an expert on executive leadership, business strategy, and innovation who has spent over 25 years leading teams and building companies from the ground up. He delivers actionable, valuable, and practical advice for leaders at all levels of an organization.
Forbes Magazine says Thompson has the ‘Midas’ touch as a sought after coach, speaker, and venture investor. His New York Times bestselling books include: "ADMIRED: 21 Ways to Double Your Value;" "Now Build a Great Business;" and "Success Built to Last – Creating a Life that Matters." he's also an Innovation Leadership columnist for Forbes.com, Inc.com, and FastCompany.com.
Thompson was Charles Schwab’s former Chief of Staff and Chief Customer Experience Officer, and the Executive Producer of Schwab.com which today has assets over $3 Trillion. He is a co-founding advisor of Sir Richard Branson’s Entrepreneurship Centres. He is a founding advisor of the Stanford Realtime Venture Design Lab, and served as a visiting scholar at his alma mater, Stanford University, and adjunct faculty at the World Economic Forum, World Business Forum, and John F. Kennedy University.
A successful venture capitalist over the last two decades, Thompson was as an early investor in companies like Facebook, Netflix and founding board member of Esurance. He has been a Board Member for many well-known technology, biotech and retail companies, including Best Buy, Korn Ferry, and Interwoven (now owned by HP). He was the Chairman of the Board for Rioport, which popularized the MP3 player prior to the iPod.
Among Thompson’s passions are music and Broadway. He serves as a founding Board of Directors member for Smule, the top music app company on iTunes which has over 125 million users worldwide. As a Broadway producer, his plays have earned ten nominations and five Tony Awards.
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Mark C. Thompson Speaking Topics
In this high-impact keynote, Mark reveals the critical drivers behind long-term sales growth and enduring success. He lays out the key factors that differentiate companies that are Good, those that become Great and those that are ADMIRED.
How world-class teams generate unstoppable growth
Avoiding common mistakes that cut sales in half
5 Tools To Double Sales: Positioning-Pain-Promise-Proof-Planning
The customer service strategies that drive customer retention
Discovering what your market craves and getting ahead of the curve
Mark shares insights into the top leadership qualities of the world’s Most Admired Leaders according to the most engaged employees. In a broad survey of over 10,000 employees in 110 countries, Mark’s research team identified the top eight leadership traits that people want from their leaders. He presents case studies from many of these leaders including his experience working directly with several of them. He outlines how the Most Admired leaders have achieved such enduring success over decades and how they consistently:
Recruit, Build and Retain the highest performing teams
Create a corporate culture that Inspires loyalty and engagement
Face adversity and bounce back from failures
Challenge themselves and their teams year after year to outdo themselves and achieve continuous and long-term growth
Learn what their MVP’s value and what drives them in their lives and work
Leaders of the world’s Most Admired Companies know that the customer experience IS the brand! Customer engagement is not about transactions, it’s about RELATIONSHIPS - acting as though you’d put your own money on the line in your customer’s company. If you were investing in your customer’s company, you’d think differently about how you deal with them and fight for their success like it was your own. Mark brings many examples of how the most admired brands approach customer engagement and set the standard for lasting customer relationships in their industries. These companies understand four key components that lead to lasting customer relationships:
Every touchpoint that a customer encounters is defining your brand
Delivering a consistent experience regardless of point of contact or method of communication
A high level of Employee Engagement is critical to achieving Customer Engagement
Knowing what your MVPs (both customers and employees) value is key
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Mark C. Thompson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Innovation, Personal Growth, Peak Performance, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Customer Service, Strategic Leadership, Authors, Business Leadership, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Business Growth, Finance, Consulting, Creativity, Business Ethics, Marketing, Leadership, Inspirational, College, Motivational, Technology, Corporate Strategy and Human Resources.
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Mark C. Thompson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Innovation and Personal Growth. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mark C. Thompson for live events is $20,000 - $30,000. Please contact us for virtual event fees. Mark C. Thompson generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Tim Sanders, Richard Florida and Peter Sheahan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mark C. Thompson for an upcoming event.
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Mark C. Thompson Speaking Topics
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Fanatic Sales Growth - Success Built to Last - Growing from Good to Great to ADMIRED
In this high-impact keynote, Mark reveals the critical drivers behind long-term sales growth and enduring success. He lays out the key factors that differentiate companies that are Good, those that become Great and those that are ADMIRED.
How world-class teams generate unstoppable growth
Avoiding common mistakes that cut sales in half
5 Tools To Double Sales: Positioning-Pain-Promise-Proof-Planning
The customer service strategies that drive customer retention
Discovering what your market craves and getting ahead of the curve
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Most Admired Leadership: Nobody Does it Alone! Building Great Teams
Mark shares insights into the top leadership qualities of the world’s Most Admired Leaders according to the most engaged employees. In a broad survey of over 10,000 employees in 110 countries, Mark’s research team identified the top eight leadership traits that people want from their leaders. He presents case studies from many of these leaders including his experience working directly with several of them. He outlines how the Most Admired leaders have achieved such enduring success over decades and how they consistently:
Recruit, Build and Retain the highest performing teams
Create a corporate culture that Inspires loyalty and engagement
Face adversity and bounce back from failures
Challenge themselves and their teams year after year to outdo themselves and achieve continuous and long-term growth
Learn what their MVP’s value and what drives them in their lives and work
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Building a Most Admired Brand through Customer and Employee Engagement
Leaders of the world’s Most Admired Companies know that the customer experience IS the brand! Customer engagement is not about transactions, it’s about RELATIONSHIPS - acting as though you’d put your own money on the line in your customer’s company. If you were investing in your customer’s company, you’d think differently about how you deal with them and fight for their success like it was your own. Mark brings many examples of how the most admired brands approach customer engagement and set the standard for lasting customer relationships in their industries. These companies understand four key components that lead to lasting customer relationships:
Every touchpoint that a customer encounters is defining your brand
Delivering a consistent experience regardless of point of contact or method of communication
A high level of Employee Engagement is critical to achieving Customer Engagement
Knowing what your MVPs (both customers and employees) value is key
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